Backstory: The “RKI-Files”(Robert Koch Institute) are internal protocols of Germany’s Federal Health Agency. They were obtained through legal action under the Freedom of Information Act(FOIA). The files show that politicians ordered the experts to make up stories and narratives so as to support the government’s preconceived measures.

RKI Files: ZDF and Der Spiegel Falsify Their Reporting Ex Post

The RKI Files that Multipolar has obtained via a FOIA request have been the topic of all major media since the weekend.

The breakthrough came with a factual and solidly researched [state broadcaster] ZDF report, which was subsequently rewritten in a misleading manner, although it is still unclear by whom.

A Spiegel article published shortly thereafter was initially worded neutrally, but defamatory false statements [we used to call these lies] were subsequently added without marking them clearly. Meanwhile, [Germany’s biggest tabloid] Bild reports without defamation—and on the front page of its Monday edition.

By Paul Schreyer, Multipolar Magazin, 25 March 2024 [source]

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